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Definition of Maltese

noun (plural same)

  • 1a native or inhabitant of Malta or a person of Maltese descent.
  • 2 [mass noun] the national language of Malta, a Semitic language related to Arabic but much influenced by Italian, Spanish, and Norman French.

adjective

  • relating to Malta, its people, or their language.

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